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Stables

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  1. Gray Fox, You talk of honouring contracts when entering horses for race meetings. How do clubs honour their contract to those nominating horses by the advertised nomination time when they continuosly extend that deadline, thereby creating a situation where you are accepting for a race when you have no idea what the constitution of the field will be. I too have an extensive business background, but in business I would never enter into a contract without fully understanding what I am committing to. This is not the case in harness racing as the scratching penalty will now remove the ability for me to opt out of racing a horse against horses that I had no idea my horse would be competing against
  2. I don't believe you Gray Fox. You are obviously a club administrator
  3. Gray Fox, You are obviously not an owner or trainer. With the current handicapping system, unless you are lucky enough to have a nice 3 year old, it is impossible to win a race if you draw badly or you are up against potential derby or oaks horses. With clubs frequently leaving nominations open after the advertised closing time, you are often accepting for a race without knowing the calabre of horses you are racing against. If you have a nice horse which isn't classic material but can win a few races, this becomes impossible if you are constantly racing 3 year olds which have handicapping concessions. By racing these horses week after week all you do is break your horses heart. At least up till now you have been able to scratch if your horse draws badly or the field is too strong for your horse. By introducing these scratching penalties clubs which have been struggling to fill fields will have an even smaller pool of horses the following week. Under the current system a horse that wins on a Tuesday meeting gets a full handicapping penalty whereas a 3 year old will only get a half penalty even if it wins the derby. The system was already too heavily weighted towards 2 and 3 year old racing and now with the introduction of scratching penalties this problem will be compounded. I predict that the already large numbers of horses being exported to Australia will become a mass exodus leaving clubs with no horsrs to fill their fields except 2 and 3 year olds.
  4. You're kidding, no speed, no pedigree
  5. Kevin Lancaster, harness racing trainer, driver and supplier of chaff to most trainers in the greater Christchurch area was killed in a car accident on Wednesday. My condolences go to his wife Angela and family and to his parents June and Jim. 54 is way too young to go
  6. Hi, Have you entered your email address correctly. I have tried to contact you twice but get my email returned to me with the advice that your email address is invalid
  7. He hasn't won many since Dexter left
  8. I don't think the stud farms realize just how depressed the market will be this year. I have 7 well bred mares and will be breeding from only 3, 1 of which is a return service. Several other reasonably large breeders I have spoken to are also cutting back considerably this year. The fact is that service fees are still way too high especially when compared to prices achieved at the yearling sales. The other major problem is stud farms are still insisting on payment on positive tests, this ties up breeders money for far too long. We must move to the American system of payment on live foal. The stud farms have blead breeders dry for far too long.
  9. I'm thinking of sending a horse over to be trained by David Thorn at Menangle. Does anyone on this site know him and would be able to give me an opinion on his integrity and ability
  10. Stylish Monarch leads, trails, maybe 3 back, wins
  11. JIMJESS, your posting would be one of the most negative and pessimistic rantings I've ever come across
  12. Congratulations to the Auckland Harness Racing Club for taking over the Interdominions under terms very favourable to the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club. I understand there is no rent to be paid and all proceeds from turnover will go to Addington. A very generous act of solidarity with The Met which is much appreciated at this difficult time
  13. Cardigan Bay is buried on Puketutu Island near Auckland.
  14. The Karaka sale is no longer on the PGG Wrightson site. So I am unable to look up any of the lots yet alone get what they were sold for
  15. Can anyone tell me where I can get results
  16. We only have Kerrs word that the drug was given outside the 48 hour period. You obviously have a very close relationship with Kerrs stable or you would not have the information you are quoting. You are therefore biased. As previously stated Kerr has a track record of administering drugs to race horses
  17. A $500 fine for not driving a horse on its merits is laughable. For an offence of this nature a 6 month suspension should be the starting point. What about the punters who had their money to win on him, they did their money cold
  18. Absolutely no difference in my opinion Spike
  19. Now that Mark Jones has pleaded guilty to administering bicarb to a racehorse I expect that he will resign from his position on the National Council of the Trainers and Drivers association. If not I fail to see how that organisation can continue to argue for integrity in Harness Racing
  20. Better loosen up, I hope you aren't responsible for the teaching of spelling
  21. Surely you're joking. All your handlers are dressed in white shirts and ties and look very presentable and he looks like some old tramp. How can that be promoting greyhound racing?
  22. Who is the dickhead in the yellow shirt and yellow cap who follows the winners back after every race up north. He doesn't do the image of greyhound cracing a lot of good
  23. Why don,t you find another site whiplash, we don,t need your rants on here